Brokeback Mountain was the big winner today as Golden Globe nominations were announced. With seven nods, it led all films, which is an important Oscar indicator.

Here is a complete list of the nominations:

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• Brokeback Mountain
• The Constant Gardener
• Good Night and Good Luck
• A History of Violence
• Match Point

• Mrs. Henderson Presents
• Pride & Prejudice
• The Producers
• The Squid and the Whale
• Walk the Line

• Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote
• Terrence Howard in Hustle & Flow
• Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain
• David Strathairn in Good Night and Good Luck

• Maria Bello in A History of Violence
• Felicity Huffman in Transamerica
• Gwyneth Paltrow in Proof
• Charlize Theron in North Country
• Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha

• Judi Dench in Mrs. Henderson Presents
• Keira Knightley in Pride & Prejudice
• Laura Linney in The Squid and the Whale
• Sarah Jessica Parker in The Family Stone
• Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line

• Pierce Brosnan in The Matador
• Jeff Daniels in The Squid and the Whale
• Johnny Depp in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Nathan Lane in The Producers
• Cillian Murphy in Breakfast on Pluto
• Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line

• Scarlett Johansson in Match Point
• Shirley MacLaine in In Her Shoes
• Frances McDormand in North Country
• Rachel Weisz in The Constant Gardener
• Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain

• George Clooney in Syriana
• Matt Dillon in Crash
• Will Ferrell in The Producers
• Paul Giamatti in Cinderella Man
• Bob Hoskins in Mrs. Henderson Presents

• Woody Allen for Match Point
• George Clooney for Good Night and Good Luck
• Peter Jackson for King Kong
• Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
• Fernando Meirelles for The Constant Gardener
• Steven Spielberg for Munich

• Brokeback Mountain
• Crash
• Good Night and Good Luck
• Match Point
• Munich

• Brokeback Mountain - "A Love That Will Never Grow Old"
• Christmas in Love - "Christmas in Love"
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - "Wunderkind"
• The Producers - "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway"
• Transamerica - "Travelin' Thru"

• Brokeback Mountain
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• King Kong
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• Syriana

• Joyeux Noel - France
• Kung fu Hustle - Hong Kong
• The Promise - China
• Paradise Now - Palestine
• Tsotsi - South Africa

• First Brokeback Mountain breaks the record for best per theatre average for a Live Action, now it tops the list of Golden Globe nominations. What a week.
• Paul Giamatti was nominated for his work in Cinderella Man, but in this case it means little when it comes to predicting the Oscar nominations.
• The Squid and the Whale earned three Golden Globe nominations to go with its six Independent Spirit Award nominations.
• Good Night and Good Luck earned four nominations compared to two for George Clooney's other film, Syriana.
• Philip Seymour Hoffman earning a nomination for Capote is absolutely no shock, but the fact that it was the film's only nomination was.
• Crash picked up another two nominations, which helps its chances with Oscar voters.
• Memoirs of a Geisha, which is obvious Oscar bait, only picked up two nominations, but it should do better with the Oscars as there are more technical awards.
• The same can be said of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and King Kong, both of which picked up two nominations today.

- C.S.Strowbridge

Source: Hollywood Foreign Press
Date posted: 2005-12-13